public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags politicaleconomy & digitalculture

December 2006

November 2006

MIT communications forum archive

the various programs are on many topics of media and mass communications; available in audio, video, or print format; good overview of contemporary media issues by academics and practitioners

Internet history

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on other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal

Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

"multiple contours of daily life in an unevenly digital era... how technology shapes, transforms, reconfigures, and/or impedes social relations...including issues of globalization, mobility, power, and access"

howstuffismade.org

visual encyclopedia that documents manufacturing processes, labor conditions and environmental impacts involved in the production of contemporary products.--summative photo essays produced by students guided by faculty

Media Art Net | Overview of Media Art | MassMedia

links to many full text essays on television; site is a little difficult to navigate, but links to much good writing

October 2006

Fast Capitalism ejournal

interdisciplinary journal on information and communication in 21st cent. economy and culture; good authors; focus on new media

July 2006

Collectivate.net - 'journalisms' - Collective Action

response to provactive essay "Ditial Maoism," protesting editorial control in Wikipedia, among other things